Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
If there is one positive in the Brent Venables era, it's the team's improvement in several areas. When Venables took over, the defense was one of the worst in college football.
The Oklahoma Sooners ranked No. 122 in total defense, improved to No. 80 in Year 2, No. 19 in Year 3 and then No. 6 in Year 4. Venables' Oklahoma teams have also made great strides in special teams. The Sooners were No. 72 in special teams efficiency in 2022, No. 127 in 2023, No. 41 in 2024 and No. 10 in 2025.
Now Venables is tasked with fixing the offense. Oklahoma was No. 13 in total offense in 2022, No. 3 in 2023, No. 113 in 2024 and No. 92 in 2025. Due to the progress he's been able to make in those other key areas, On3's J.D. PicKell isn't worried that he will figure out how to improve the offense.
"Brent Venables is a fixer," PicKell said on 'The Hard Count.' "From one year to the next, it is very rare…
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